NY can lead the way towards a country using green energy!

THE DECs sGEIS report is seriously flawed. There will be accidents and incidents if HVHF is allowed to occur in NY. There have been issues in EVERY other state where High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing is being performed. That means that all risk factors accounted for in this report are null, the risk is too high. Would NY not be better served as the state that really started the green energy movem...ent instead of bowing to financial and political pressure? NY is big enough and strong enough to push back against the federal pressure exerted due to energy company financial input. Instead of falling down like the other states have already done; we can see the messes that have occurred there; stand against them and be the leader we can be! If NY leads the way against big energy, other states will follow suit. Maybe we can get this country going in the right direction.

Rain Barrel Faucet Tap

Greetings all,

I just installed my first rain barrel.  Got a hold of one of those big 55 gallon white plastic drums for free and had to put it to good use.  I did not realize until after I had it in hand that the lid is not removable (easily).  So, I had to figure out a way to get a faucet into the bottom edge so I could drain the water.  I did a bit of searching on the interwebs and all I found was instructions that said to use a tapping kit to make a threaded hole.  Well, I don't have one of those and the last time I looked, they are not cheap.

So, I went to a Restore (Habitat for Humanity fundraiser) and looked through the box of faucets anyway.  I was thinking I might be able to find a tapping kit to borrow from a friend or something.  While I was in the box of faucets, I saw a iron nipple that was the same size as the faucet end.  My brain went into overdrive and I bought the faucet and the nipple for a total of 67 cents.  I went right home to try out my idea (which I am sure is not new, just new to me.)  I turned on the stove and set the nipple on the burner to heat up.  After it was good and hot, I threaded it into and through the side of the plastic barrel with a regular pair of pliers (so as not to burn my fingers).  I left it in place to cool, then unscrewed it from the barrel and presto, a threaded hole for my faucet!

Ok, I did discover that it works better if you drill a 1/4" hole into where you want the faucet to go first, gives the melted plastic a place to expand into.  Also, depending on the thickness of your barrel, you may need to heat the nipple a couple times to get all the way through.  It really did work like a charm though.  Faucet is installed without a leak.

Cheers,
-Joe

Happy Earth Day!

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Ignoring is not a solution

Ignoring a problem will not make it go away.  Ignoring a problem will not make someone else take notice.  Denying a problem does not mean it will not eventually effect you. When you are offered information at no charge it is worth your time to figure out how to fit it into your schedule.  If you are always too busy or too tired you will find that you have eventually done all that work for nothin' because there will be nothing left to have you get there...

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Joe